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  1. rolmops

    Difference in driveshaft length?

    Hello Johnson Wizards<br />This is about 1957 and 1959 35 horse power drive shafts for Johnson Seahorses<br />Does anybody know if there is any difference in length between the '57 and the '59 drive shafts?<br />Or is it only the difference of the key and the pin?<br />As far as the waterpump is...
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    twin engines and props.

    Hello.<br />I am in the process of setting up a 17 foot aluminum duratech (1964) with twin 35 horse 1957 seahorses.<br />I figure that most of the time both engines will be running and some trolling might be done on one engine.<br />Should I go with the 10x12 props or since it is twins with 10...
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    G Dane and Perkins Engine.

    Hello G Dane.<br />I was leafing through some threads and something clicked.<br />www.tcoutboard.com carries parts for criscraft and oliver engines.They might be able to cross reference between Oliver and Perkins and get you the parts for your Perkins outboard.<br />Good luck.
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    2 or 3 cylinders?

    Hello.<br />Could someone please help and tell me whether the 1970 60 horse evinrude 60073 is a 2 cylinder or a three?<br />Thank you.
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    long or short again.

    Hello.<br />Does anyone know if the sixties and early seventies Evenrudes that have as the last digit on the model # a 2 are short shaft?And the ones with a 3 as the last digit are long shaft?<br />Or am I completely on the wrong track?<br />Thank you, Cornelis.
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    Long or short?

    Hello out there.<br />Does any of you good people know whether the 1970 60 horse evinrude model # 60073D is a 20 or a 15 inch shaft? Or can it be both?<br />thank you,rolmops
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    Need a year.

    Could somebody please tell me the year of this 70 horse Mercury 700?The number is 4995064.<br />thank you.
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    More power to JB the Ancient Mariner.

    Hello JB<br />I would just like you to know that that without you I would have wasted a lot of time and money.To me every single one of your answers is valuable.<br />I am convinced that for every rude and insulting bugger like ranger69dv there are a thousand people who are as grateful as I am...
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    82 60 horse mercury.

    Hello.<br />Are there any known defects or bad problems that keep on popping up with the '80 to '83 60 hp. mercuries? How do they measure up against the omc engines of the same hp. and years?Are there any specially good characteristics?<br />This would be a fresh water engine in upstate N.Y.<br...
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    Warning !!!

    Sorry to have to scream!<br />The topic "what bad gas can do to a fuel filter" by "Bigcash" has a hidden program in the attached picture.This program called "Gator" will be downloaded into your computers and start tracking your e-net behavior and later on start sending you spam and popup...
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    outboard engine blocks.

    Hello.<br />I heard it said that OMC went from 35 hp in the fifties to 55 horse in the late seventies basicly by using the same block, but boring the cylinders out a bit more every time.<br />The result of that supposedly was that the old 35s last forever while the fifties tend to blow their...
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    What is the right size engine?

    Hello.<br />I picked up a 1964 17 foot Duratech Orion aluminum boat.the type that has a V shaped front and a flat rear end.It's maximum allowed engine is an 80 horse.Having dealt only with wood and fiberglass I have no idea what would be a good strength of engine if this boat is mostly used for...
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    aluminum repair

    Hello.<br />Does anybody out there have any experience with a product called a-lum-rite or dura fix 3 in one?<br />I am trying to do some repairs on an aluminum hull and these products are advertised to do a real good job just with a mapp gas flame.<br />I would really appreciate it to hear of...
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    deep V as opposed to flat bottom.

    Hello.<br />How critical would it be to have a deep V instead of my current 17'flatbottom Duratech Orion for the occasional trip on lake Ontario and maybe once or twice a year in Cape Cod Bay, but mostly on the Fingerlakes.And what are the real advantages of a deep V.<br />Thanks for any...
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    Duratech.

    Hello.<br />Does any of you good people out there remember what horsepower outboard the 1964 17'aluminum Duratech Orion was originally outfitted with?<br />Thanks for your thoughts and answers.
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    Duratech Orion

    Hello.<br />Does anybody out there remember what engine the 1964 17' Duratech Orion originally came with?<br />Thank you.
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    Cavitation plate height on a 1957 35 Seahorse.

    Hello.<br />I am fooling around with the transom height on my boat.Normally I would try to have the cavitation plate flush with the bottom of my boat.<br />In this case, it is a flat bottom boat and these engines have this elongated water inlet just above the cavitation plate.<br />I am afraid...
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    to djohns19

    The russian 15 horse came to me by accident more than anything else.<br />How is it?<br />Kind of like a Kalatsnikov AK 47. It will whine and protest,but it will always get you there, no matter how dirty and old the fuel,no matter how sandy and weedy the swamp you should not have ventured...
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    adjustable transom height

    Hello.<br />It appears that I am going to have to raise the engine on my boat about three inches.The engine is a 130 pound 1957 35 horse sea horse.<br />The transom clamp can not be raised that much without running the risk of dropping the engine in the water.<br />Is there some smart adjustable...
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    Primary pick up location. ('57 /35/seahorse)

    Merry Christmas to you all.<br />Does the spark in this engine come progressively later while increasing rpm?And if this is correct,<br />then while synchronizing, I move first movement on the carburator shaft slightly past the primary pick up location.Will this cause spark earlier in the upward...
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